Syria drops off Internet, reasons unclear

May 07, 2013

Syrian activists upload pictures and news of unrest to opposition websites in the town of Atareb on April 26, 2012. Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department.

Syria was cut off from the Internet on Tuesday, according to US tech firms monitoring Web traffic and the State Department.

The reasons were not immediately clear, but a similar blackout happened last November.

"Syria is currently experiencing an internet blackout as of this afternoon," a State Department tweet said.

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